Torgau

​Day 4, Tue,
Nov 1, 2016 Torgau, Germany

Situated on the Elbe, Torgau played a key role in the Protestant Reformation. In the 16th century, the city was a hotbed of Protestant activity, resulting in the founding of the Torgauer Bund (Association of Torgau) in 1525, a refuge for Protestants. The first purpose-built Protestant church was built here. The city’s fortified Hartenfels Castle, the most important early Renaissance palace in Germany, dominates the city and the riverbank, framed by the spires of St. Mary’s Church behind. The most famous residents of the castle, three brown bears, are kept in the dry moat according to a centuries-old tradition.